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List of colleges and universities in New Hampshire

This is a list of colleges and universities in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. For the purposes of this list, colleges and universities are defined as accredited,[a] degree-granting, postsecondary institutions. Currently, there are several universities and one law school, as well as a number of undergraduate associates and baccalaureate colleges, operating in the state. In addition, one out of state institution offer courses and degrees at locations in New Hampshire, and twenty one academic institutions were formerly active in the state.

Dartmouth College, the only Ivy League institution in New Hampshire

The state's three public universities are administered by the University System of New Hampshire.[1] New Hampshire is also served by a network of seven public community colleges. The oldest school in the state is Dartmouth College, a member of the Ivy League and the only New Hampshire institution founded before the American Revolution. Enrollment sizes range from small liberal arts colleges with fewer than 100 students to the flagship state school, the University of New Hampshire in Durham, which has over 14,000 on-campus students, and up to Southern New Hampshire University, whose combined online and in-person enrollment is over 160,000.[2]

The New Hampshire College & University Council is a consortium of 19 of the state's public and private institutions of higher education.[3]

Extant institutions

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Institution[4] Location(s)[5] Control[5] Type[b] Enrollment Founded
Great Bay Community College Portsmouth Public Associates college[6] 1,415[6] 1945[7]
Lakes Region Community College Laconia Public Associates college[8] 645[8] 1967[9]
Manchester Community College Manchester Public Associates college[10] 1,976[10] 1945[11]
Nashua Community College Nashua Public Associates college[12] 1,245[12] 1970[13]
NHTI, Concord's Community College Concord Public Associates college[14] 2,619[14] 1965[15]
River Valley Community College Claremont, Keene and Lebanon Public Associates college[16] 658[16] 1968[17]
White Mountains Community College Berlin and Littleton Public Associates college[18] 523[18] 1966[19]
Keene State College Keene Public Master's university[20] 2,872[20] 1909[21]
Plymouth State University Plymouth Public Master's university[22] 3,872[22] 1871[23]
University of New Hampshire Durham[d] Public Research university[24] 13,953[24] 1866[25]
University of New Hampshire at Manchester Manchester Public Baccalaureate college[26] 1,959[26][27][28] 1985[29]
University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law Concord Public Law school[30] 651[30] 1973[31]
Antioch University New England Keene Private Master's university[32] 1,045[32] 1964[33]
Colby-Sawyer College New London Private Baccalaureate college[34] 943[34] 1837[35]
Dartmouth College Hanover Private Research university[36] 6,744[36] 1769[37]
Franklin Pierce University Rindge Private Master's university[38] 1,663[38] 1962[39]
Hellenic American University Nashua Private Not classified 324 2004[40]
New England College Henniker Private Master's university[41] 2,852[41] 1946[42]
Rivier University Nashua Private
(Catholic) 		Master's university[43] 2,551[43] 1933[44]
Saint Anselm College Goffstown Private
(Catholic) 		Baccalaureate college[45] 1,977[45] 1889[46]
St. Joseph School of Nursing Nashua Private
(Catholic) 		Special-focus two-year institution[47] 135[47] 1908[48]
Southern New Hampshire University Manchester Private Master's university[2] 164,091[2] 1932[49]
Thomas More College of Liberal Arts Merrimack Private
(Catholic) 		Baccalaureate college[50] 89[50] 1978[51]

Defunct institutions

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Institution Location(s)[52] Founded[52] Closed[52]
American College of History & Legal Studies Salem 2010 2015
Belknap College Center Harbor 1963 1974
Canaan College Canaan 1961 1973
Castle College Windham 1963 1999
Chester College of New England Chester 1965 2012
Concord College Concord 1887 1973
Daniel Webster College Nashua 1965 2017
Franconia College Franconia 1963 1978
Granite State College Nine locations[c] 1972 2023
Gunstock College Gilford 1965 1969
Lebanon College Lebanon 1956 2014
Magdalen College of the Liberal Arts Warner 1974 2024
McIntosh College Dover 1896 2009
Mount Saint Mary College Manchester/Hooksett 1893 1978
Mount Washington College Manchester 1900 2016
Nathaniel Hawthorne College Antrim 1962 1988
New Hampshire Institute of Art Manchester 1898 2019
Notre Dame College Manchester 1950 2002
Pierce College for Women Concord 1951 1972
St. Anthony College Hudson 1954 1979
St. John International University Concord/Turin, Italy 2008 2014

Out-of-state institutions

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See also

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Notes

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References

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  2. ^ a b c "Southern New Hampshire University". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  3. ^ "New Hampshire College & University Council". Retrieved March 23, 2018.
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  6. ^ a b "Great Bay Community College". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
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  8. ^ a b "Lakes Region Community College". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  9. ^ "About LRCC". Lakes Region Community College. Retrieved 2016-09-20.
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  16. ^ a b "River Valley Community College". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
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  18. ^ a b "White Mountains Community College". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
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  20. ^ a b "Keene State College". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
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  22. ^ a b "Plymouth State University". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
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  28. ^ The University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies is the formal name for the Manchester campus and its online program. The National Center for Education Statistics distinguishes between the online program (which it calls the University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online) and on campus program (which it calls the University of New Hampshire at Manchester); enrollment figures for both are added together here.
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  32. ^ a b "Antioch University - New England". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
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  34. ^ a b "Colby-Sawyer College". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
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  45. ^ a b "Saint Anselm College". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
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  47. ^ a b "St. Joseph School of Nursing". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  48. ^ "Our Mission, Values & History". St. Joseph School of Nursing. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  49. ^ "History". Southern New Hampshire University. Archived from the original on 2012-09-22. Retrieved 2007-12-01.
  50. ^ a b "Thomas More College of Liberal Arts". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  51. ^ "History & Purpose". Thomas M ore College of Liberal Arts. Retrieved 2007-12-01.
  52. ^ a b c "Closed School Transcripts: Closed Colleges & Universities". New Hampshire Postsecondary Education Commission. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  53. ^ "Manchester - Programs at this Campus". MCPHS University. Archived from the original on 2016-10-12. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
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